Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (eBook)

Preface vii

Author Biographies ix

1 Human Systems Integration for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems 1
Nancy J. Cooke and Valerie Gawron

2 Evolution of Human Systems Integration for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems 15
Sharon L. Conwell, John E. Stewart, Matthew J. Martin, and Lawrence G. Shattuck

3 Policy Issues of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems 40
Phyllis E. Johnson, Barry Milavetz, John Jay Miller, DeForest Q. Joralmon, and Zane Brown

4 Ground Control Systems 63
Valerie J. Gawron, Keven Gambold, Scott Scheff, and Jay Shively

5 Human-Autonomy Collaboration and Coordination Toward Multi-RPA Missions 109
Gloria L. Calhoun, Michael A. Goodrich, John R. Dougherty, and Julie A. Adams

6 Selection Methods for Operators of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems 137
Thomas R. Carretta, Mark R. Rose, and Kenneth T. Bruskiewicz

7 Training Issues for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems from a Human Systems Integration Perspective 163
Winston Bennett, Jr.; John B. Bridewell, Leah J. Rowe, Scotty D. Craig, and Hans M. Poole

8 Psychosocial Effects of Remote Operations 177
Nancy J. Cooke, Kristen Barrera, Howard Weiss, and Claude Ezzell

9 Integrating Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems into the National Airspace System 197
Kelly Neville and Kevin Williams

10 The Path Forward for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems 223
John P. Riganati and George Harrison

Index 241

"The book highlights the human components of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, their interactions with the technology and each other, and the implications of human capabilities and limitations for the larger system." (ExpoFairs 15/03/2017)